Mr. David Beatson
Chief Executive Officer, Ascent Advisors, LLC
Member of the Transportation Council
Council Member Biography
David Beatson is Chief Executive Officer of Ascent Advisors, LLC, a management consulting firm serving the supply chain, transportation and logistics industry. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of GlobalWare Solutions, Inc., a privately held digital and physical supply chain management company. Mr. Beatson has over 28 years of transportation, freight forwarding and third party logistics (3PL) industry experience. His previous positions include President and Chief Executive Officer of Emery Worldwide, Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Circle International Group, Inc., Vice President Cargo Sales and Marketing at AMR Corporation and Chief Executive Officer at Panalpina, North America. Mr. Beatson has extensive knowledge of domestic and international freight forwarding, customs brokerage, 3PL, less than truckload, truckload and contract logistics and warehousing companies. He is a frequent speaker at transportation and supply chain industry conferences and holds a BS in Business Administration from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2006 - Unspecified
- Chief Executive Officer , GLOBALWARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
- 2003 - 2005
- Chief Executive Officer, PANALPINA INC
- 2001 - Unspecified
- Chief Executive Officer, Ascent Advisors, LLC
- 2000 - 2001
- Chief Executive Officer, SupplyLinks, INC
- 1998 - 2000
- Chairman, President and CEO, CEVA FREIGHT MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
- 1991 - 1998
- President and CEO, EMERY WORLDWIDE INC
- 1986 - 1991
- VP Cargo Sales and Marketing , American Airlines
GLG NewsSM Analyses by David Beatson
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Airline Consolidation - Who wins?
November 29, 2006
Continental keeps wary eye on merger bids | www.chron.com
US Air's plan to Acquire Delta will likely lead to a new round of consolidation and mergers in the airline industry.
Concurrently, American, Continental, Northwest and United will evaluate their strategic options and determine next steps.
Further consolidation will reduce competition while enhancing shareholder value, but create less options and therefore likely higher prices for travelers. -
Concerns about the Future of the A380.
November 10, 2006
Airbus loses its first A380 customer | iht.com
Losses of Virgin and FedEx highlight difficult challenges for Airbus.
Cargo is growing faster than passenger traffic and the loss of 10 orders from FedEx brings uncertainty to the suitability for the cargo industry.
Boeing's 777 and 787 will likely gain market share as a result until the issue is successfully resolved. -
November 10, 2006
Limiting truck idling time | www.pennlive.com
The trucking industry needs to address the idling issue and resolve the matter in a positive way.
This will have positive bottom line implications.
In addition, reduction in idling time will improve air quality. -
October 26, 2006
American Airlines Pushes Capacity Constraints | www.thestreet.com
-Airlines have reduced capacity significantly in the post 9/11 environment
-Load Factors have improved significantly
-Low cost start up airlines provide constant competition -
Intermodal growth impacts LTL carriers
October 4, 2006
Big Board gains give trucker’s stocks boost | www.nwanews.com
The decelerating growth in the LTL industry is a reflection of the increased trends by manufacturers to seek low cost sourcing vendors in international, particularly Asian locations.
Such trends will continue to impact the LTL industry in North America for the next decade and longer.
3PL, forwarding and logistics firms will benefit from such trends.
GLG Study Groups with David Beatson(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| TL and LTL Services Experts | 442 |
| Class 8 Trucking Experts | 142 |
| Intermodal Logistics Experts | 135 |
| Freight Forwarding Service Purchasers | 85 |
| Container Shipping and Freight Fowarding Services Experts | 72 |
GLG Live Meetings with David Beatson(?)
David Beatson has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.
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